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AG Bonta Urges Congress To Pass Bills Protecting State's Seniors


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State AG Rob Bonta today led a multi-state, bipartisan delegation of US attorneys general urging Congress to protect seniors from financial exploitation. (Anne Wernikoff/ CalMatters)
SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today urged the U.S. Senate to support and pass the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act (H.R. 1215), a bill which seeks to establish ways to help combat financial exploitation of senior citizens. A bipartisan, multi-state coalition of 46 state attorneys general echoed the call.
Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some form of financial exploitation. These schemes are often carried out by perpetrators soliciting payments through mail, over the phone, and online. The FBI estimates that nearly $3 billion is lost annually due to elder fraud and scams, and that number is rising rapidly. ....

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AGs urge support for federal elder fraud prevention legislation


AGs urge support for federal elder fraud prevention legislation
Published Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 9:47 am
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The legislation, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly victims.
“It is despicable that individuals prey on older Virginians to make money, but the sad reality is that scammers and fraudsters will try to take advantage of older Virginians, because they think they’re more easily scammed,” said Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a member of the bipartisan coalition. “Putting more resources towards preventing fraud and scams aimed at ....

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